Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 05 Mar 12

BLOOD facial anyone? For those who are not keen on the idea of having botulinum or hyaluronic acid injected into their face, then a New York plastic surgeon, Dr Pastorek, has the answer....your own blood. In the style of ‘The Blood Countess of Bratislavia’, who, according to legend, bathed in blood to keep her youthful good looks, the new Seplhyl treatment is a “patented new technology” that uses the patients’ blood to rejuvenate their own face. According to Pastorek, the platelet treatment stimulates new cell growth beneath the skin surface to plump up and smoothe out areas which have begun to sag or sink. The process involves the extraction of the patients’ blood platelets and fibres from a blood sample to produce what's called a “platelet-rich fibrin matrix”, which is then injected under the problem areas the skin “allowing new cells to fill in vacant spaces beneath crow's feet, under your cheeks and eyes, around your mouth, and even under acne pock marks”. MANICURES and mammograms. An innovative program in a US family medical centre is encouraging women to get a mammogram with the lure of a manicure. The program, titled ‘M is for Me’, offers women who schedule their mammograms for any Monday in March a relaxing spa-like atmosphere and a free mini-manicure. "We made a conscious decision to offer women a pampering experience when it's time for their annual mammogram screenings," said the program’s inventor, Pam Bell, Interim CEO at Holy Family Medical Center. “Our all digital mammography technology, combined with a fun pampering atmosphere helps to remove some of the anxiety and discomfort for women," she added.

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